After 105 days of back-room wrangling, egomaniac managing, and budgetary bloodbath, state lawmakers wrapped up Washington State’s 69th legislative session early Sunday evening. But for a State boasting a Democratic majority in both Chambers and an alleged Democrat sitting in the Governor’s Office, Washington state progressives, lefties, otherwise disaffecteds walked away with very few big ticket wins. Here’s the highlight (and the lowlight) reel. 

In an unexpected move, Sen. Noel Frame (D-Seattle) called for a vote on her wealth tax proposal, which would levy 0.5% tax on intangible assets above $50 million to benefit public schools, in the final hours of Washington’s 69th Legislative Session. The move defies Governor Bob Ferguson’s incessant micromanaging of the Democrats’ revenue package in which he demanded the Democrats scrap their initial $4 billion wealth tax and gave them permission to pass a measly $100 million

On the very last day of the 69th legislative session, Washington State lawmakers finally passed a long-awaited, hotly-contested rent stabilization bill. After the Governor’s signature, the new law will limit rental hikes to 7% plus inflation a year, not to exceed a hard boundary of 10%, for buildings older than 12 years, giving renters much needed stability in a state historically ruled by landlords.